Some survivors think law enforcement doesn’t prioritize these kinds of crimes, especially when the victims are Alaska Native.
Health
After Bethel students fail more than half of their classes, parents urge schools to reopen
Reports show Bethel high schoolers failed 59% of their first semester classes. In 36% to 52% of kindergarten through eighth-grade classes, students didn’t even turn in enough work to receive a grade.
‘Music is about getting together’: Southeast music students turn solo recordings into virtual concerts
The pandemic hasn’t stopped the annual Southeast Honor Music Festival. Instead of meeting in person, virtual band and choir performances were created for the first time.
Water donations trickle into Tuluksak but may not be enough for village in crisis
Brian Lefferts, Director of Environmental Health & Engineering at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, wrote in an email that he knows of six pallets of water scheduled to be delivered but did not say where the water was coming from.
‘We are hopeful’: Southeast Alaska State Fair is on for 2021, in some form
Winter Games, the Spring Fling, the Haines Fisherman’s Salmon Barbeque and the Backcountry Games are all back on the calendar.
Alaska’s Pacific Islanders are being hit hard by COVID-19. But they aren’t getting vaccinated.
Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians are about ten times less likely to be vaccinated than the general population — and ten times more likely to die of COVID-19.
COVID-19 hits second Trident plant in Aleutians as original outbreak grows to 266 cases
COVID-19 has hit another processing plant operated by fishing giant Trident Seafoods — this time aboard one of the corporation’s massive factory trawlers, the Island Enterprise.
Juneau’s Wildflower Court reports virus outbreak, most staff and residents vaccinated
Administrator Ruth Johnson says two staff members tested positive last week. They put that part of the home in isolation and tested staff and residents.
Juneau plans for another mass vaccination event
City officials announced Wednesday that seniors aged 65 and older and healthcare workers will be able to sign up for appointments beginning Monday, Feb. 1 at noon. Starting at that same time, anyone who can’t sign up online at juneau.org/vaccine, can call 586-6000 to make an appointment.
‘It brings back memories’: Northwest Alaska health provider cleared to make seal oil and serve it to elders
Seal oil has been a diet staple for Alaska’s Inupiat people for centuries. However, because of federal and state health regulations, you can’t buy it in stores and it can’t be served in restaurants.